Red River Floods High Water Marks
Posted by: 
brwhiz
N 47° 55.572 W 097° 01.691
14T E 647295 N 5309979
This High Water Mark for five different major Red River floods is located in the Grand Forks Greenway on the west side of the Red River, just south of the of the Sorlie Memorial Bridge across the Red River in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Waymark Code: WMHK44
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2013
Views: 17
This semi-obelisk has distinct marks along its height marking the high water levels of the 1996, 1862, 1979, 1897, and 1997 floods on the Red River. The 1997 flood did such major damage to the cities on each bank of the river that it caused a change in approach to development in the immediate flood plain. Much of that area is now an extensive greenbelt on both sides of the river.
Natural or man made event?: Man Made
What type of marker?: Stone tower
When did this occur?: 1996, 1862, 1979, 1897, and 1997
Website related to the event..: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.